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Thorns

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Saw him play at Wedgewood Rooms on 04.07.11 and he opened with this! Even got to 
meet him afterwards, genuinely lovely guy!
Not sure if this is entirely correct but it sounds okay, especially if you just 
pick the chords.. have fun!
e|-G3---D/F#-2----Em7-3---Cadd9--3----| 
B|-3----3-----3-----3----| 
G|-0----2-----0-----0----| 
D|-0----0-----0-----2----| 
A|-2----0-----2-----3----| 
E|-3----2-----x-----x----|
[Intro]
G,  D/F#[x2]
GI get dressed up in my winter clothes
D/F#And step outside to look at the roses
Em7But they're all covered in the morning Cadd9snow
Just Gopen your heart
And the D/F#world will carry you Em7home tonight
It Cadd9will
G, D/F#, Em7,  Cadd9[x2]
I get dressed up in my summer clothes
And step outside to look at the roses
But they're all covered in their sharper thorns
Just open your eyes
And the world will follow you home tonight
It will
[Chorus]
GLet's put on our D/F#rain Cadd9coats
And Gdrench ourselves in England's weather
Em7Just to know we're free
We'll bury our heads down D/F#beneath the old oak Cadd9treeG  
Just you and me
But GpleaD/F#se
Oh, don't Cadd9take this broken heart of Gmine
It's the Em7only beat that I have left
And it's D/F#pulsing through this empty chest
Even Cadd9I don't know where I should Gbegin
G, D/F#, Em7,  Cadd9[x2]
I get dressed up in my autumn clothes
And step out side to pick up the leaves in
I cannot believe the whole year has gone
I open my arms to embrace you
It's time to go right back to the start
[Chorus]
Let's put on our rain coats
And drench ourselves in England's weather
Just to know we're free
We'll bury our heads down beneath the old oak tree
Just you and me
But please
Oh, don't take this broken heart of mine
It's the only beat that I have left
And it's pulsing through this empty chest
Even I don't know where I should begin

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Thorns

by Charlie Simpson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em7

Cadd9

Saw him play at Wedgewood Rooms on 04.07.11 and he opened with this! Even got to

meet him afterwards, genuinely lovely guy!

Not sure if this is entirely correct but it sounds okay, especially if you just

pick the chords.. have fun!

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

e|-3----2-----3-----3----|

B|-3----3-----3-----3----|

G|-0----2-----0-----0----|

D|-0----0-----0-----2----|

A|-2----0-----2-----3----|

E|-3----2-----x-----x----|

[Intro]

G D/F#

, [x2]

I get dressed up in my winter clothes

D/F#

And step outside to look at the roses

Em7 Cadd9

But they're all covered in the morning snow

Just open your heart

D/F# Em7

And the world will carry you home tonight

Cadd9

It will

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

, , , [x2]

I get dressed up in my summer clothes

And step outside to look at the roses

But they're all covered in their sharper thorns

Just open your eyes

And the world will follow you home tonight

It will

[Chorus]

G D/F# Cadd9

Let's put on our rain coats

And drench ourselves in England's weather

Em7

Just to know we're free

D/F# Cadd9 G

We'll bury our heads down beneath the old oak tree

Just you and me

G D/F#

But please

Cadd9 G

Oh, don't take this broken heart of mine

Em7

It's the only beat that I have left

D/F#

And it's pulsing through this empty chest

Cadd9 G

Even I don't know where I should begin

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

, , , [x2]

I get dressed up in my autumn clothes

And step out side to pick up the leaves in

I cannot believe the whole year has gone

I open my arms to embrace you

It's time to go right back to the start

[Chorus]

Let's put on our rain coats

And drench ourselves in England's weather

Just to know we're free

We'll bury our heads down beneath the old oak tree

Just you and me

But please

Oh, don't take this broken heart of mine

It's the only beat that I have left

And it's pulsing through this empty chest

Even I don't know where I should begin

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